Judge Dredd Remake Director Booted, Is No Longer The Law

The line "I AM the law!" might yet still be spoken in Lionsgate's 2012 Dredd, the Karl Urban-starring remake of the gloriously cheesy Sylvester Stallone vehicle about a decorated officer wrongfully accused in a dystopian future, but it looks like director Pete Travis won't be uttering any iteration of that forceful declaration of authority. According to the L.A. Times, Travis has been booted from the remake, which is currently in post-production, while screenwriter Alex Garland steps in to make such significant changes that he might even seek a co-director credit.

According to the report, Travis (Vantage Point) and the producers of the film clashed over "creative disagreements" and now Garland (whose scripting credits include The Beach, 28 Days Later..., Sunshine, and Never Let Me Go) is editing Travis's footage, with the possibility that more reshoots may occur.

Meanwhile, the saddest line of all: "A separate person involved in the film maintained that although Travis is no longer involved in postproduction, he is keeping up with progress via the Internet and has not been pushed aside."

As anyone who's read Garland's unbelievably godawful script ("Die Hard" in a helmet) knew from the get-go, then saw the jaw-droppingly el-cheapo set and prop shots coming out of South Africa, this movie is going to be a turkey of such stellar proportios, people will be scratching their head wistfully "Ah...you remember the original movie? Hon, that was pretty good."
They ought to have dusted off the old Judge Death script "Hellboy" co-writer Peter Briggs wrote for the original. Now, man. That one was pretty freakin' sweet.